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N M (161.) 0 0 W. H. KELLY.

UIGAR LIGHTER.

No. 419,454. Patented Jan. 14, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM H. KELLY, OF NElV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO IIELEN E. KELLY,

OF SAME PLACE.

CIGAR-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,454, dated January 14, 1890.

v A Application filed January 29, 1889- Serial No. 297,918. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. KELLY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. y

My invention relates to cigar, cigarette, and pipe lighters; and it consists in the construction of a transversely-bisected cigar-shaped case and the application thereto of a fuse or wick and a lighting compound and mechanism,the different parts being so adapted to each other as to secure an easy, rapid, and wind-proof combustion at the fuse end when the latter is exposed to the air and a perfect automatic extinguishment of the burning fuse end when inclosed in its air-tight compart: ment, the portions of the device when assembled forming a compact, safe, and convenient articlefor the pocket.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cigar-shaped lighter. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of one form, and Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view of a modified form of the same. Fig. 4 is a front end view. Fig. 5 is a reduced perspective view of the stopper and fuse, showing the method of lighting the fuse with the lighting-pin. Fig. 6 is an enlarged side View of the lightingpin as it appears prior to its insertion into the igniting compound, and Fig. 7 is a similar view of the pin after its insertion into and withdrawal from the igniting compound.

The body A of my improved lighter is recessed in such a manner as to provide two chambers or compartments-the fuse compartment c andan igniting-compound compartment or magazine f. This recess is either bored from one end longitudinally through to a point near the other end, leaving the wall g, as shown in Fig. 2, or it is bored from each end of the body, leaving the partition (1, as shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 2 is shown one form of interior construction, wherein a wad or plug (Z is inserted a wad or plug g at the outerend of the body.

This wad or plug, located at the outer end of the compound-compartment, is perforated to admit of the passage into the igniting compound of a lighting-pin D, the exteriorly-located pin-head resting against and closing up the space between the pin-shank and the sides of the aperture, thus hermetically closing up such aperture when the pin is not being used in lighting the fuse.

A stopper or holder B is attached to body A in any well-known secure and air-tight manner, preferably by means of a screwthread I), as shown. Into this stopper is inserted one end of a fuse O, firmly secured thereto, but so attached as to readily admit of its being removed when nearly consumed and a new fuse substituted therefor, as shown in Fig. 2, or adjustably passing through the stopper, but so closely held therein as to prevent the passage of air into'the fuse-compartment when the stopper is attached to the body, as shown in Fig. 3. A metal re-enforce band a surrounds the stopper end of the body and prevents its splitting.

A match friction-surface e is provided at the outer end of the body, upon which matches can be struck when the compound is not used for lighting the fuse. p

The body and stopper are so fashioned with reference to shape, size, and outer embellishment as to simulate a cigar when such parts are assembled, as shown in Fig. 1.

I do not restrict myself to the use of apar-v ticular lighting compound, as it is obvious my improved lighter will operate in conjunction with any compound which is plastic and which will ignite upon exposure to the air.

Into that portion of the recessed body forming the compound-compartment can be in-.

serted a tube, vial, or other supplemental receptacle F for holding the igniting compound, as shown in Fig. 3. When this tube or vial .of compound becomes exhausted, the plug g can be withdrawn, the empty tube extracted, refilled, and returned, or a new full tube of the same size and shape substituted therefor. It is obvious that the body A may consist of two parts, one part containing the fuse and the other the igniting-compound compartment. These parts may be connected to each other by means of a band G, as shown in clotted lines in Fig.3; or they can be screwed, glued, or otherwise permanently attached to each other.

To ignite a cigar, cigarette, or pipe with my improved lighter, it is necessary to unscrew the stopper and withdraw the fuse from its compartment. The lightin g-pin is then withdrawn from the plastic igniting compound, its shank being partly coated with the adhering compound, as shown in Fig. 7. This con1- pound being quickly wiped off onto the fire end of the fuse, the pin is immediately returned to its seatin the outer end of the body. The compound thus wiped onto the fuse end, after being exposed to the action of the air for a second or two, will cause combustion and the fuse will become ignited. Having performed its function, the fuse is returned, still burning, to its compartment and the stopper; screwed onto the body, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The compartment being thus hermetically closed, the complete extinguishment of the contained fuse is certain to follow.

The above-described lighter may be constructed of any material, wood being pref erred on account of its lightness.

Heretofore in that class of cigar-lighters in which fuses are used a metal tube open at both ends has been employed, the burning end of the fuse being drawn into said tube to extinguish thefire. Even though, as is the case in some lighters in present use, a cork or other stopper attached to the the end of the fuse is drawn into and stops up-in whole or in part one end of the tube, air is allowed to escape into the tube through one or both ends, thereby preventing a perfect extinguishment of the fuse. As a sequence, the pocket of the wearer becomes ignited and much damage is caused thereby.

In my improved lighter the fuse-chamber is hermetically closed, and continued combustion of the inserted and ignited fuse is rendered impossible.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cigar-lighter, the single barrel provided at one end with an igniting-compound chamber and at the other end with a fuse-.

chamber, and a stopper for said chamber having a fuse attached thereto, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cigar-lighter, the single barrel provided at one end with an igniting-compound chamber and at the other end with a fusechamber provided at its opening with a re enforce band, as shown, in combination with a fuse-chamber stopper having a fuse attached thereto, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WM. H. KELLY.

Witnesses:

H. O. COPELAND, J G. TAYLOR. 

